The Pardubice Region is located in the eastern part of Bohemia, and, together with the regions of HradecKrálové and Liberec, forms the North-East Cohesion Region (NUTS 2). A part of the Region’s north-easternborder also forms the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The land area of 4 519 sq. km (5.7%of the area of the CR) makes the Pardubice Region the fi fth smallest region in the country. The PardubiceRegion consists of four districts – Chrudim, Pardubice, Svitavy, and Ústí nad Orlicí.